governor mcrory says facts within hb 2 being distorted by the media. how so? >> well it is a very common sense measure. good morning to you. charlotte, the city of charlotte, that i represent passed an ordinance that, among other things, eliminated rights of privacy in bathroom and shower facilities allowing people of the opposite sex to come in and people were enormously ups upset about thet that. we passed a law that is common sense and clarifies the limits of local authority. >> kate how does this effect

. >> i think it's very important to keep governor mcrory in office. north carolina is better off now than they were four years ago. >> reporter: so far, there has this campaign. roy cooper has raised more than $5 million. this is shaping up to be an expensive gubernatorial race. >>> in terms of the presidential primary, we want to take a look at who won county by county. >> donald trump is currently leading most counties including cumberland. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is winning by a landslide with the sxepgs of orange county. -- exception of orange county. this is a scene in clayton as the polls closed. >> the workers were kept busy all day. experienced major issues, but that was not the case everywhere. >> right. michael highland breaking down those issues and what caused some polls to extend hours. >> reporter: for some voters, the issue was simply having to wait today. in two counties, the state board of elections had to extend voting because of problems. voters arriving by the bus load. the line stretching out of the community cente

. >> governor mcrory, you have made a mess of our state. >> reporter: today a federal lawsuit filed over north carolina's new law limiting protections for gay and transgender people. like in georgia, major organizations like paypal and the nba have led the backlash, threatening to pull business. >> i don't agree with -- >> reporter: now it's north carolina's governor on the hot seat. he says he's not backing down. >> the common sense is not to have a government regulation telling business who they allow in what restroom. >> reporter: the battle over gay rights and religious freedom tonight being fought one state at a time. janet shamlian, nbc news, raleigh, north carolina. >>> and another big battle appears to be over. there's late word of a major development in apple's battle with the fbi. the justice department is now withdrawing its legal action that was intended to force apple to unlock an iphone used by one of the san bernardino attackers. nbc's pete williams joins us right now. pete, why the turnabout? >> because, lester, the justice department says tonight it has unlocked sigh he'

into a war of words between the two men vying to be the state's next gone, republican incumbent pat mcrory and roy cooper. >> we're here because the governor has signed statewide legislation that puts discrimination into the law. >> cooper said he won't defend a law which among other things makes transgender people use the bathroom of their birth sex. >> our office has defended the state, its officials and agencies when they've been sued. our office will continue to do that, except it will not defend the constitutionality of the discrimination in house bill two. >> cooper called the law an embarrassment, prompting a response from the governor later in the day released on you tube. >> the real embarrassment it politicians not publicly respecting each other's positions on complex issues. >> the bill's sponsor called on cooper to resign and governor mccrory wants cooper to change his mind. >> when you are the state's lawyer, you are a lawyer first and a politician second, therefore, i'd like to encourage the attorney general to reconsider his flawed logic. >>> virginias governor veep toed a s

governor mcrory says facts within hb 2 being distorted by the media. how so? >> well it is a very common sense measure. good morning to you. charlotte, the city of charlotte, that i represent passed an ordinance that, among other things, eliminated rights of privacy in bathroom and shower facilities allowing people of the opposite sex to come in and people were enormously ups upset about thet that. we passed a law that is common sense and clarifies the limits of local authority. >> kate how does this effect lgbt citizens directly. >> this is an tremendous piece of legislation that was pushed by extreme legislators. hb-2 was unprecedented throughout the country. it is a more extreme bill than the bill vetoed by the republican governor of south dakota just a few months ago. and this bill not only does it overturn the provisions of the charlotte non discrimination ordinance that apply to lgbt, it also institutes policies around bathroom use for both students and adults in public facilities. and that is incredibly important because it is that part of the bill, the

announcement that the law would protect the businesses -- and they approved the law and the governor pat mcrory signed it. cooper's statements come one day after gay rights advocates sued the state for discrimination. >>> the supreme court today says they are evenly divided on a case involving public unions. the 4-4 vote means the lower court's ruling stays in place and they were expected to rule against organized labor but the death of antonin scalia led to a deadlock and president obama nominated merrick garland and senator kirk was the first republican to meet with the nominee. >>> patty duke died today after winning an academy award in 1962 for her portrayal of helen keller. she was just 16 when she won the oscar. in 163 came the patty duke show. she battled manic depression in the past 30 years and she wrote a book about the struggles and she died ofinfection. >>> and they are suing because of false advertising that volkswagon sold their vehicles as clean vehicles because they faked the emission tests. >>> campbell soup will stop using a controversial chemical in its cans, the new jersey b

. >> reporter: sally mcrorie is f.s.u.'s provost: >> we have students in this group who are food insecure so we've had a food bank, a food pantry that we offer, we have students who have nowhere to go on break when the resident halls are closed down so we work, to >> reporter: that's frequently a problem for foster youth like james . when he decided to return to orlando for winter break, he didn't know at first where he'd stay. but then two families he met last spring at a fundraiser for the foundation for foster care opened their doors to him. james spent his holidays visiting both. >> it's so weird to be in a family setting again after being in group homes for so long. when families are blessed you use those blessings to bless >> reporter: on our way back to tallahassee and f.s.u., james shared his most ambitious plan of all. he wants to use his business degree to reform the state's foster care system and hopes to develop an app and website specifically for the kids. >> they can relate and share their experiences at diffe

into a war of words between the two men vying to be the state's next gone, republican incumbent pat mcrory and roy cooper. >> we're here because the governor has signed statewide legislation that puts discrimination into the law. >> cooper said he won't defend a law which among other things makes transgender people use the bathroom of their birth sex. >> our office has defended the state, its officials and agencies when they've been sued. our office will continue to do that, except it will not defend the constitutionality of the discrimination in house bill two. >> cooper called the law an embarrassment, prompts a response from the governor late in the day. >> the real embarrassment it politicians not publicly respecting each other's positions on complex issues. >> the bill's sponsor called on cooper to resign and governor mccrory wants coop tore change his mind. >> when you are the state's lawyer, you are a lawyer first and a politician second, therefore, i'd like to encourage the attorney general to reconsider his flawed logic. >> attorney general cooper points to the number of big corpo